a d v e r t is e r a n d t im e s . FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1926. [Al . I , K K i l l T S IMC8 HliVl ' ;i ) ,l


call inysclf Huil. m y


Ainlior i>l' C l lA l ’TK i :


llu'il-


U‘ Morlav IlnuluTs .susi)iciims peoi^lt* - ami ir


S(»MK‘tillH‘S lllfl wore pri>luil)l .y \vt*ll t^i’uuiuUal


who .loMiod Mial otliof pooi>U-. lo.ss .'sus- pii’iiiiis Imt iiioro siiilul, .slnuiltl la; kl‘1>1 uiuuu


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iiliifiviiUon, ihuir c,imin|4^ i/'iil IK.iioa', ami IlH'ii- lives ami ilaiajis so faith- I [ullv ivi-i'nlial that oa a veflaut ilav a jiala;e


ami a itn.; ''ImuM hi- pifM-nU-d willi vita uiiii-li woulil (;unln-o tlie uaU-lical ami


llv I V. «• * <«V X. ............................... tid iliat o,,iMUfo.)kiii;^ yomio man woulil


li.ton solomtilv to llio iu-i‘liminaiu‘s ami tlifii. uhoii tiio mmativo liad roavUod Us most livlioaio ami


iulimaiv .slaoo. woulil


umliiiililoiliv'aml l rut itl ally la* ilo.-.cnla-il as iiiivau- iloiootivi-s, iloalt only with llio oom- Im-nia! oro.liL *>l' jh-.m-Io, ami woro mainly inUu'o.>.tiMi in llmir o[u*raiious heltyoou ton o’cha-k ill till' itniriiiiio j,ml siv o Hook in tho altornoo. Wiiioli aro llio loast i ulpaldo 1„„„S of Iho ,lav. They dea t will, l ie ■


■ loiin l inns" wliieli aie the liaiic ol llie


liialliifaetiirer’s exisleiiee; with swiiidliiii^ Iniiler.s ami .siieli-lihe iiimmiaillle wnmn- uoei-.s; ami for fifty years Morlav l.roUiers (Ihe orieitial fraternity lone dead, ami the .'ramisoii of one reioiiiiio in Im'ir |ilaeel had eoilliiied themselves to this liieralivo and usually eoloiirless hralieli ol erlliiliial


lU'tt'ol ion. nver-looki.is; Hanover ..^iiiiare. fl.i.ikilie ol John .Morlav wa.s sil ting in h>« . . .


his new iiiotor-lanlieh, wlliell was to lie ih- livered on Ihe .Monday al .his riverside eottave. when Selford, the ancient p.iard.ai. of his privacy, came .sidlmst into the rooiii Want to .see that -Mr. I.e.ster. he


- .N o . " Instead, he made a little erimace. - Shoot him in," he said.


' 'la'ei; Morlav eoilhl trilthfillly have said , r „


1 • iv ‘


iniornipl iv/,n't 1 ally. l-’or Morlax llroiliors, thouoh tlmy miKlit


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vin.iiraU- llto vvaU-luT. Sometmie.s tlii*so as lar as .foliii .Morlav liim.''oll.


l . a BY E D G A R


Tlu- Kiiur .lust .Mon,” I.


ilrilK'il into ll*o hII'mi^.s


lusid. •


d y


WALLACE • 'riu‘ SfiH't 1 lojjM*.


ft r . . .-t.'


'I'o liis .surpriM* llm young man >liooK lii> • the u.stont ul li**r i.uiunc doi'.'ii I


tnaUci',” he .'>aid. “ It In* a coiisideialile one.


[treUy suiv lo In la d, I lia\*


L‘Vi*ry I'ca.'Oii to hclmvi' tlial, even wilh lie; milking thal il'-^ had. ihyrc remains eiiougli to keep my young lady in eomtoit.’* “ Ami my young lady'.s \oiiiig ma n , ’ ^aid


.loliM .Mirdoiin-ail\. •‘ Tell m«‘ wlial xou iiuMiii hy ’ milking.’ Hat. .■.uiiiclMidy Ihm-ii


rohliing lu*r?” Julian riteio. waikcil to the wimhoy, and lontaMl glooiiiily dtia II ini" liaiiou-r ."^ipiun'.


Imn liaiiils in lii.s pocki.d.'. In-, toreliead rof- • 1 know notli-


nigated in a Irown. •


• I ’m not .Mire/’ he ^aid. * iug whatever ! merely gue^^. N"W liere


is the .story of tliis girl.” lie retii'nied to lii.s jdaie hy the de.-k.


careliiliv e\t Mignislii-'d his cigarette aii<i i‘e- pkieed ’the lioliliT lii-ftire lie wmit lurlher. •


• \’.iii pfeiiahlv have novel’ lieard ahoiil.


Airs, ( ‘arawood ?'” And. a.s .lohn .sltook hi.-^ in.Mul : ■’ N ‘iu wuiildii’ l. She Ivi.s^p.s ;i holie.-, iiianilc e.slaliliNliiiienl in tael, .slie keeps a do/.eii, ill various parks ol l.omlon. I ara- wood’.s l.adie-s’ .Seeondhand Mantle Stores. *


said. • •


.slightly.” llornijiii hcaiiicil. *


You’ re ji frieiul ol hers, sir.*'” Well— ” -Jack hesitated— ” 1 wouldn’ t I know the young huly


• It's the likes of ih:ii young hidy.” he • who sliow.s lluil old I'cnncr is wrong.’ ’


• Who i.s Kenner?” .iaik was .-iiri-riM-d at the conlniliiy ot


hi-s reception, jiiid only lejirncd later iliai lo .Mi>, rarawood's lactotutii a Iruoul ot •


• • Kenner? Why. he's :i >.ieiali.st. ller- ‘ . ,,


asked .Moi'ljix. seeielly aiiiused. Hmnian -'hook lu.^ In-ad, •


• l),ie> he speak hjully ot mv 1.mI> .' .


, , . • N.'l Imii! That's the .mly good tiling


about .Mr. Kenner, lie runs down kingh Jind lonls hill lie ne\er .sa>s aii.uhing wrong ol 11,V I;k1v. Ainl i i’s a gond tiling tor him he dn...-‘,i’ t he add.’d leloeiou>iy. 'I'lii. \iMtor lurneii il-e eon\er>a 1 loii to-


Uiiid-- -Ml'. I'aiawood and lier .'lio|>.'. She hid he [earned, some live ..r -six. ami tliey u.-re ” doing well.” Al.so he .li^<oveied Hial sin- had leli lor t'li. lieiiham that aller- iioon Herman gJive Hie e\ai-t hour ol the


itjiiii. •


• Mr - . I arawood is a


aMed Jmk , his eyes on Hie .- Tlermaii .-miled .seraiJiieally. K.vei’v one of limm .-In-'s read.”


real readi-r?” .Hn-lf.


• I've ."Cell the name,” intemiplcd John. ” Kighteen vear.s ago, Mrs. t'arawood wa.s


a iinr.scmaid ni the employ of tho Countess I'iidi, a willow who hail ji liou.se al Ikmriie- inoiilli and who wa.", I know, a memher ol a verv noble familv.


'I'he Conniess I'ndt


diei’l. I have been unable to trace any will whatever. The only thing that wo aro certain ahoul - 1 have pursued a tew in- (iiiirie.s alrcaily.” he interjceled apologelte- iji thill soon iifter the I’hild wa.s loll


in ’her care Mrs. rarawood became a wealthy woman.


J’\uir voiirs hitcr she oponed hoi


tirst store, and hereafter added one to the other, until she has now :i chain ol shops throughout London, .ill ol \vhieli bring in L should imagim*, ji eonsiilorahlo sum ol


Not that he disliked Julian I.e.ster; , nl an


could he amusing and provoealive. A t f to same time, there were many other yisitoi.s he would h.ave prclerred.


little too tailor-made, his nianm r a ti I t too precious.


prejudice exapphiro---------,


•


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^l i iXi l^sleevdinki : and'his a ..n.,id i h.;i,;s l hinldl, ol


yiti};


hut .John .Morlav halini his , • i tmarl


It was a wlndly .


r I stiek-pin laviiiii his glo.s,sy hat upon the table as though it were some t;'™


of hric-a-hruc. He olaiiced at first • t the clock and .mu at his eiigagoiiieiil t.tbicl. and .saw with satisfaction that lit a iiuaricr fo an hour he would have an excuse tm


di.smi.ssiiig the caller.


Julian came in. looking as though he had stepped out of tho proverhial liaitdhox


i


He put his silk hat in exactly the spot .lack Morlav expected, and skiitncd his g ovc-s slowlv'. The two men presented cmitrasl in gmid looks. Jaek .Morlay, Ican-laccd, hrowii-skiiincd ami hlue-cyed; ■ ' ‘' ‘^ " i •' ''” ‘ -


mal development Irom the P.i'idIy->>oi iiis olive fare smooth., a shl.ty lift e 1, ack immsiachc, neally balanced on it lip th.it


pouted a li ttle. - S i l down," said .lack. - ’Ion re look- . 1,11 lilt. Ollier’s face: . . . v • i ...i-


'"dill'ia'li* pulled up the knees of his trousers luid sal down, and iheii, .seeing the smile


You can snigger— you re a rich mail, .lohii. and I'm a poor devil with a tiiilm to


.


' ’'M'diii Jlorlav pulled a drawer of his de.slc, look out a box and .snickctl open tho silver Thank VOII. no.


Jlay 1 have one of my own eigarel.tes.' 'I'liiluU you.”


ale.


Kverv movenmnt of the inan wa.s dcliher- '.loliti walehetl him, hall-irritated.


I never smoke cigar.s. ,


halt-smiling, as he look out a silver hyliiider om his pocket and produced a hlael; amhcl


Imlder ami lilted bis cigarette willi hiving


''''■•And what lirings yon to tins part of l,.mdoii;- Tliere’.s a horse-show in fat


swiim. Ascot at hand, and a ilozmi .soeial ”


fellow ” .liiliaii Ilieked a .speck ol tohacco ii.sh from his knee. " 1 have come to .see


■ 'I'he devil you have!" said .lohii, Ins eyebrows going iqi in asloiiishmeiit.


Mill on hasiiiess." . , , , i ■


'.liiliiiii nodded sohcrly, " ( I t course, it’s (|iiile eoiilideiilial and


all that sort of Ihiiig, .lohii, and I realize ihal 1 shall have lo |iay.^ I doii t know


whal your eharges iiro - / ’ •


of smoke after another iipwaril, and watehtd Ihelii break against the white ceiling. “ I aiu a liarltvlor.” lu^ saul.


«lllll<ltl lllLtt *1 -A , , 1 1 ‘ Ami.


uhal is more. 1 am a very earefill hiiehelor I lliid life siiHieielitl.v eimiplieated Wlihollt i lial-'UUt IM- — tliosi'— vr— iuterliuu*.';. ’ Ho pulled sleadily al his eigarei e his


eye iiium the Ailats eoriiiee ahoul .lack .Mor- lav's hcatl.


'.. |)„ yiiii know Iho ( oiinioss .Mario l''ioli:-'" ho asUod iiiioxpocledly.


,


His hosi trowiiod. " T h o iiamo is familiar. Italiaii.- .Iiiliiiii liosilaloil.


- Wel l-VOS. Slio is liy liirUi. •


,, • No. I oaiiiiol. plaoo llic lady. 'o> is


Hie'-" asUod .laok, ami tlio oilier smiled. - lioallv mv dear fellow, you mus.l liavo


1, lioart ,'if ic'o. Wlioll I look tlio troillilo to oatoli vour eye at Hiimpolmoyer s lust liofore Clirislmas and even iiitrodileed


• That child? Good lord! Mhy, she* is a ' ‘ ICi^ihloen.” .'^aid Julian patiently, “ and


John Mtirlav’s oyohrow.s rose. •


h'aviii}; school this month.” llo drow tloUL'atoly at his cit'arotto.


• ■ • Mv saititod mothor was marnod at


41'vt‘titot'n : mv lamontod lather was eijihtcen when he married. Youthl'nl inarnai;es aro ni»t phcMtomonal in our family.” Jack smiled. *


• S’onr lamonlcd father was lamontahly


rash!” ho .said. “ And do you intend that Alarie h'loli shall marry at eighteen?” •lulian waved his eignrotlo airily. “ I liavo nob dclinitely decided,” he said.


“ There arc a few mysteries to he elcarcd up. She is charminK.” _ , ,


“ 1 reinemher her,” said John, thonght- ,, , ^


fnllv. “ Siio was amazingly pretty.” And tiien, as an idea occurred to liiin: “ lou haven’ t come lo see me about her?”


.lulian nodded. “ I ’m a poor man, John, a.s 1 think 1 ve r .1 • i i*


already told you. My income is exactly three hundred pounds a year, ami I earn a little more hv serihhling for tho bcttcr- cla.ss reviews. ‘ I have no narents to on- gage themselves on my hohalf in fiiuliiig a wife, and. what is more important, pursuing the dclic.ale impiirios which are part of a


p a rcnt ’.s duty.


.lack leaned hack in his chair and laughed “ i am gcttiiiR a pUmmering of what you


. , . , . , , , ,


want ,” ho said. “ 1 am lo s tand in loco ?- _etiRcfnnI.ini in TTUtkA


fortune is sufficiently substontinl to in.oko | Fioli?” lie snid her worth your while?


narent is and discover wholher Iho ladv a 1


1 . , , ■ Don’t bother ahoul the eharge.s, hut 1


warn von I am not in tho divorce hiisiiie.ss nor ill Iho coiiiiter-ospioiiagc hiisiiioss. .Iiilian drew a long breath, .sent, one ring


*• Sarca.'^Mi


I • • . vnii.’ ’ ItC JI.’^Kcd. is wasleil ttii me, m\


(luar


.Itili.an w,.,s a K


money.” “ And the child?” asked John. “ I must, admit,” said the oilier reluci-


antlv,“ tlml she has looked jifUu* Miirie very well! She sent her to a good preparatory school and afterwards to the host collegiate .school in England. In fact she is devoted to Marie, or seems to he— siiul hy Jove! .slie ought to be devoted! She was obviously usnig the money left lo this poor little girl


of mine^------” “ Why obviously?” interrupted John. , , ,


“ Quite a nuinher of iieojile wilh little eaiiital have lloatod slioiis and ereatiMl suc­ cessful businesses.” “ Not this kind of woman.” Here


Jul ii iu wiis ilelinite. ** She is almost illiter­ ate: can just reiid and write, and you will under.st juid her mentality hotter wlien 1


tell you that her Livourile form ol litera­ ture are those twopenny novels whieh are issued weekly for the deieetatioii of .servant


gi rU.” 'I'liere was :in iiwkward pause here.


“ What do you want me to do?” a.sked


John at la«t. Juliiiu was a little nncointortahle. I don’ t exaetly know,’’ lie eonfe.ssed


“ I want exai.’t 'diita, more exact tlmn I liJiT'e been jihle to get. as to the money-


how it is inve.sled--------” “ In the Inisinesse.s appiireiitly, ’ .said (he


othc*r drily. •


• I want lo he sure ol ilmt.


mv dear fellow. I cannot^ iilford to marry until I am sure liiat--------”


.Morhiy was hnitul : he was also ji litlle irritjiliie.


“ ’I’liat .she has eiiougii to keep yon. John I


tUivionsly ,, , ,


, “ J im afrjiid ymir commi’'sion


i.s out. of my line.” .inlijiii slirugged his .shoulders, rose, Jiiul


took up his liiit. Jiiid gloves. •


sjud. •


• (. lejired that might he tho cjise," he * Ihit plca.se do not misumlerstand


me. Mjirie is a lovely girl. Jiml eveit il .she wjis jis poor jis ~jis--well as I am- it would nmke no dilference to my jilfeclion. O mIv. it would he unfair to nmrry her un- I(‘sn‘ I could keep her in the style jind— yon


know what I mean?” •


• I think 1 do,” ."Jiid Jolin suul walked


with him to the door. When he was jilone lie found it. dilliciilt


to i-oncentrale his mind upon the three hills of lading which had lieen occupying his attention Miat morning. He took the tele­ phone direetory and, after a .searcli, found Airs. Carawomi’s name against one shop-- •


17. I’enton-street, I’imlico.


and toimlieil Hie tattered »o’.<-rs lender haml. ” And every om- I \« -- ^■oli mean you've read.-' I lerimin .s)iooK his liejtd. ” .\o. sir, I don’ t read or write.


.mply. Uul al ter


smiled John Miiriay. .. |(,


lie .saiil. with a


heard !” lie saivl


elo-ing hoiir> Mrs


('arawood rea*l-' to me. Doe.- .Mr, Kenner approve ol lliat.'


mat ter wlietln-r In- do or


whether In- don’ t .” said Herman. ” He savs i l puts ideas in me iieiid. hut Huil s all rigid, ain't it? I never had any hetore: He chuekled at a joke which was ovuleiitl.v


well-woi’ii. J;ic;k Moriny w.-illifcl ximviy h;ii-k tuwanis . , , » . 1


Vicloi'i;!, piiz'/.h'il. Ami Ihen ho ib'l o Hul l - whioh wax ii HUlo inoxplicnlilo lo ruinxol ;


ho oalloJ II liixi, .Ir.ivo lo his Hal ;iml, paok- i i i - a siiiloaso, mailo his Hay lo 1 aihhiinlon aiiTl oailiihl tho ilimioi- train to ('holtonhaiii. Ho liail comoivi'il a smlclon closiro tq soo A ( ’arjiwood - *>r was it " my !ad>


l rs Cll.VITKl!. 11. Airs, ('arawood passed under the m Htiurs, The *• crocs ” were hegMining to Jirrive . . .


fj-om the houses, long double hues ol giHs ill blue, their llaming house colours worn in the shapo of tie.s. Slie had passed the Cranmoro croc in the street, and had seen two .senior girl.s Idcyeling to " Coil. we;ir- ing Hie Mendip tie, and they wi-re :ii once iavfsu-d wilh a .special -lamoiir lar Mane a house was Meiul ip - lhe lust house m Ihe


eoileee lor all lield .sporis. Tho colleHo porler, hurry ills; pasl, reeoe-


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-H o o d moniliiH, -Mrs. Carawood li.ai \i)U .setMi her ladyship.'


nized her.


• No. -Mr. Hell," ihe dark-laeed women alm..si'.smiled. " I came down hv the lain


, , , .


iraiti voslerilay. I.s niy lady well. - S h e w:is when i .saw her yeslnrday,


.said Ihe porler. - Are yon waiuno lo lase her home!'"


Mrs. ( ‘arawood >hook her lie.nl. " N o , ” she said, ratlier >ln>rtly, Jt'*d went


, , , , . i


on her wjvy. At Hie top id’ the ,'taireaM-, a jU'etect,


willi the shii-ld of her otliee hanging like a medal from her hlmise. .showed her through a dooi’wav ami to a piiie .scjit Mm was in Hu* gallerv tlml .'iirroumled Hall on Hiiec sides At'one end was a stupe draped wilh heavv blue ciirlaiiv. la Ihe eeiilre a lahle with' a .silver readinp-de.sk ami a howl c>l llowers on lop. An orpan was playiiip -oftiv. ami Jilremiv the girls were tiling m, em-li'going to her phu-e until the lloor .space and Jill llie galleries wen- Idled.


The woman looked u))on a seji .d wImIc


blouses and neatly hrnslied heads. Last t«' emno were the seniors .silting jvt the Imail of the (-ongregaimn. A girl prelect i-ame into Hie Hall, whispered to a mi.sire>.s, and went out. Ah>. (.'jiijiwood’s eyes glowed at. Hie sight of the .slim tiguro nnlil it uji.s gone. Then, over her .slionider. ."lie. looked


:it the door. Alarie appeared, ilnshod :ind hrejiilile.--.s,


ejinm .silently to the pew; ami .sat^down hy Hie woman's side.


'I'luMr hands \nvl in a .Kvidently tins


was her licadcpiartei’s, for none other of the stores .seemed to he eonneeled. He hail no engjigements that niglit, and luul arrangiMl to go to Alarlow on the morrow. Ihit he had not the .slightest intention of visiting I’enton-street as he walked across Iljinovei’-


.si|iiare lowjirds St. (Jeorge’s t ’linrch. Kor tlie life of him he could never account for tile impulse which nuule him Irnil Ji Lixicali jiiid direct tlie driver to that ipiici street in I’ imlieo where Airs, t ’jirawood had her head


ollii’C. It wjis a sinaller shop than he had ex 'I'he wiiuiow, tastefully draped


peeled.


lield no more than three dresses to tmiipt the passer-hy. A .shop-^irl in neat lilju-k received him. and told him Airs. Carawoml WJIS not jit home. If your Imsiiies.s is privjite,” .s|ie .sjiid,


“ 1 hjul better call Hcrmjii i.” heloro he could stop her shi‘ h:ul ]):issL-d


round Ji- wooden scri'i'ii Jil tin* luick ol the shop, from which there presently oniergcd ji ijill, lank youth wearing a green hjiize jiprori.' His red hair was long Jind untidy, and :i pjiir of steel-rimmed speetjieles gjive iiim Jill jippearjiiiee of ('omie lerocity. “ Airs. I ’jirawood, sir? No, sir, she is not. in. She's gone down to fheltcnliam


lo see in’hidy.” Ho said Ibis witli a certain pride Jind


relish, lingering over tin* title :is though lie were lotti’ lo remove himself from the


rellected glory ol it. John Alorlay’s eyes luul laUen in tlie


.store. He now .sjiy Ilmt it wjis nlmo.st ex pensively litted.


'I’he wjills were pjuielleil


with ojik, it hojisted Ji paniuet lloor, jiml most of the models hung in eases behind lihite-gk'iss. A l one end of tlic store wjis a carved wooden pjirtition, juuI lowjirds this Jleriiijin wjis ghineing from time to tinie. and Jit iir.st John Alorhiy thought Ilmt the .story of Mrs. C'jirjiwood’s absence Irom town


was’ a conventional tielimi. “ J’erhaps you’d like to come into the


otliee, sir?” said the youth. He looked again towards the .serccu, and Jaek realized tlmt. tho hoy had only heon making up his mind to talie this momontous steji.^ The “ otliee ” was a. spjicc behind tho


partition jind consisted of a desk before whieh wa.s a chair, and a book-shelf.


'I'lio


lower of those contained what were evident- Iv Mrs. t ’arawood’s aceennt hooks, while on


tiic npjior wore crowded hundreds of naper- coveroil volumes, wliich he realized a t a glatice were t l iat peculiar braml of fiction which tlie owner favoured. Herman found a second chair and invited


She ha.s to make arrangements for the lioli days.” Jack smiled. By ‘ my lady ’ you mean the Countess


tho visitor to sit. Airs. Camwood alwavs goc.s down lo ClioUcnham jus t now—before term ends.


licrinan nodded vigorously.


clinging hug, and then ehei*k imieliei (-heek for JI moment, '.riirough a door hy the side of Hie idalform ejinu* Hu* senior prelei-t, pravei’-hook in haml. ami heliiml her ji iimi’estic woimin, in academic gown, her cup under her arm, a lady with a grave, kind


arm, !*’nmi the opposite eadlery .lolm Alorhiy


walehed the pair. He Imd heeu one ol Hie lii-st of Hie visilor.s to cuter Hall anti luul taken his place in the >olitmht fully a Miiar- (er tif Jin hour before the tirst. line til girl.s luid liletl iti noiselessly to tlieir phu-os. Tilt* identity of the wmiuin ho guessetl.


Silt* WJIS in tlie region of lilty, .swarthy of liiee Jiml yet not nnplejisjini tti hmk upon. There wa-! somoiliiiig of Hie gipsy in tiie rotuantie Mrs. ( ’jirawood. Her Mack luiir was nntonehed witli grey and at this tlis- tam-e. wliere Hie lines about her eyes were iuvi.silile. lier face was singularly smooth. 'I'lie girl when she came, ratlter took his


hrojith away. Ho luul retaiiietl a memory of :i slim and pr«*tty school girl, hut in the months whieh had pjissed siiu-i* his first iiiul oiilv meeting with her, a subtle maturity slio'wed. it would ht* (he tlioughO ridicu­ lous to deserihe her as a woman: it would


l)e eijiuillv absurd to spi'iilc ol her jis a child. Njtttire luid modelled so deliejiu-iy tluit llgure Jind fiice were in some nuuiner trans- Torinod. She had lu*en luiyishly slim, with :i certain awkwjirdness ol movement- and gesture: he luul been eiTuseions ol long limbs Jind an almost nuiseuline grip of haml,


'I'horo was harmony and grace in her move­ ments tmw; the g’auclierie of childhood luul come to he ji r iiythm: the round, linn cheeks had delicate .sliadows. All througli the sliork servi(-e whieh fol­


lowed lier jippear'jinee, his eyes did not iojtve lier. M'hen the golden luuul was bent in prayer ami Jill other eyes were downejist, liis Were fixed upon these odd companions. Hie. woman in her severe hliu-k dress the girl in her white blouse. And the longer he looked the more revolting seemed^ the cold-blooded selieme of Julian Ei'ster. 'I’licre was a now uglino.ss iti the commission which this exipiisite young man luid otVered. There and then .lohn Morlay dissoeijited liiniseit from his “ eliont.” After the simple service was over, Hie two


aware, oven in tlio soft ocst:u*y wlii(;h always filled her when she was in tho gi r l ’s pre- soiieo, tluit a man was standing watching them, a tall, good-looking man with a smile on liis lips. “ The Connto.ss Fioli, is it not?’’ he a.sked,


passed down the stairs, togctlior into ihe corridor; and then Airs. Camwood heeainc


hat in hand. 'I'he girl stared at him for a moment and


then laughed .softly. “ Oh, 1 rcinombor yon— vou arc Air.


nioycr’s.” The frown that had gathered on the woman’s face slowlv disappeared, and Jack thought ho detected a sigh of relief. They walked towards tho iiorter’s gate together,


../ . . .


Aforlay.” John Aforlay was staggered. “ Afr. IjC.ster introduced you a t 'Rmupcl-


This Blackburn C.asa Will Interest Yen.


|)'H-> vi'ur Illicit uiglit iiud da.v; liiii-


deriiig work Jiiul destroying your rc'i ? Are you toriureil witli sUihhiug pains \\lu*ii you stoop, lift' or h < * u d I lu-n it- i> lil^'-lx tluit- vour ludtieys jire wcjik, jiiul other tiouhles Mijiy soon uppeiir. I'nitjiry disorders, head- jiche.s, liizziiie.ss, mMVousm->s, rlieumalism. .'ciaiii-ji. luiiihago ami dropsy jin* all symp- iniiis which may arise Irom kidney weak Hel[) your weaUeiu'd kidneys with Doan’s Bju-kju’lu* Kidney Bill.s, They lijive heiielitedI


m ll u n I* Il .III'. 11 ■■■*.


........... Do


- s


iiuinv of vour ni-igiilioiir.s. let ilu-m jiIso Itelp'vou. *Bead Hii" Blaekhurii G-stiniony. Oi i'Dth Si'ptemlier. BUG. Mrs. K. .<tuipe.


;r>, Biley Street. Blackhiini. s:iid; ■' Wlio.n I moved jdiuut or cjime to stoo|i. sh:iri», stahh- iiig pains caugiil me in tie* hai.'k'. jind depres«'d.


verv Iisih'"j jiml 1 g‘>t luid im oiiergY. file kidney »-x«-ret loiis wi*re luidly


di'Otdeied. " When 1 i-aine to use Doan's Baokai-he


Kidney Bills all this was «-hjingi-d. By tlu* time 1 had taken three boxes of them. 1 wa.s iliiite mv'elf agjiin.


this e\<-ellent- nu'duine.” On l 7Hi January,


I alwji.vs i-eeoiiimcnd Airs. Snape said:


“ All these yejirs 1 hiivo kejit well inid free from Ixidiiev trouhle. thaidcs to ;iu necjisional dose of Doan’s l’ ill.«. (Signeil) K. Snapo.’’ Sanu* i»rii-e everywhere, .‘ts. a hiix. Don’t


jisk for " liaekaehe pills.” or “ kidney pills.” jisk distinetlv for D(h'\N'S Biu-kjiohe Kidney Bilis. the sjune as Mrs. SnaiR* luul.


CAR COLLIDES WITH ’BUS A collision between :i motor ’bus and a


light motor car occurred about half past eight on Sundav niglit- at the junetion of


Ahboy-strect and Stanlcy-strcci, Accrington. 'flio car, driven hy (Jeorge Arden Marie,


of Higlifield House, Henthorn-road, Clit- iicroe, wjus proceeding down Aljiiudioster- road, and in attempting to cross the bottom of St.anlcy-.stroet it ran into a ’bus belong­ ing to the IHbhlo Alotor Co., driven hy AVilliam Henrv Whalley. of Boxwood-street, Blackburn. 'L’lic near otf-side mud guard of the car and the head lamp of the ’bus were the only parts of the vehicle.s damaged.


A Clithoroo gentleman says: I feel a now man. after having your treatment.”


J. W. WALSH, D.C. CHIROPRACTOR


31, YORK ST. CLITHEROE • i i . >w^


fainiliar grey ai’cli of the College, lunied lo the lell Jiml towards the circular stone


A L C O H O L IC F IG H T E R . MORNING


’BUS SCENE -ANDjf,THE AFTER.


After trjivelling on a 'hu' from ('iuithuni


to Olitiicroe willmui I'liyiiig his fjiie, and erejiting :i dislur ha nee in t 'a>t io-.streei, on 'l’hur^dJly evi*ning. John Thomas Boltomlev, cjittlt* drovor. ol Brojul Boyd, Suindand, ilnlifjix, jippeared in the ihu-k at the Borough I’oliei* Court, i*u 1‘ riday inoiuuig. i-lijir<o‘vl with being drunk ami disorderly. B.S. lljirris said ihat :U ln-‘-M (m 'Ihur.s-


diiy night prisoner was ejected Irom a Ims in' Hu* Aljirkel-p!ace. Jiller luiying trjivelled from (hathnrn witlumt paying liix Itire. Boltomlev used almsive language, ami saul to the p*asseiigi-rs alighting troru the Ims, •


• >iv father was ji ligliting iiuin. ;iml I am a Vu'diliug man.


in " o u . ’" laiter,


I will liglit the vvliole lot lu* walke.l up ( ’a.<He-


,'treet. and attempted to oet Imld ol Air. .1. Build wlm was walkimg iii the opposite diroi-tion. .Mt. Umld jivoided him, iiml tlu* man went up to ji groiii) ol well-known luen outside Hu* SwjMi Jiiul Iloyjil Hotel, jind he was tlien i:ikt*n int'> eii.stody. though not without JI sii-uggle. Hie S(-rgejiiit Imving to call tlie a.'sislJMiee of a eonstjih'e oiul


civilian. Asked if he luul Jiny exjdjimit ion to give


of his conduct, prisoner sjitd, " I ejui pa.\ it YOU will jillow me to.”


’ Tho magistrjitos de(-i«led to jillow him to do so. to tho tune ol It's.


. . . HAVE YOU A BAD BACK ?


• iu\ ladx's” wji- -oimlhing altiio't god­ like.’


nian'.s lip eurh.’d in ji .sneer. *’ l ies :i talkei’ and i-diieatej ami ail that ''>ri ol


t liing.” •


and then, wilh a (piiek kiss and hug for the woman :iml ji noddling .smile to Jiihii Alorhiy, the girl viinisheil through Hie doorwjiy. Koi" :i .second there was silence, and then,


looking at Mrs. ('arawooil, he s:iw her st:ir- ing at the doorway through w lii«-h Alarie iiad vanislied. ami Hu-re was in her lai-e so cdiieent rjiJcil a de-votion that even he wjis ;i-toumleil. He sjiw il liglit ill her ey.;s, a eeitain lenseiic-ss Ml her mii-ii. which spoke e!..ijm-nll\ ol ill'- eiMoiioii wlinli even tlml lillel MMervleW had aroij'-ed. •


• You Jirc very lono .d \ mr lit He elnirgi-


.•lie .l:u-k solily. \\itli a start slu* lurm-d to him •


•


.-her” M I's. I ‘;i I'a w ood nodvleii.


• •


• Next \u-i-li.” she said. • .\i,d wlmt «lo \oU Mil.’lid «h with


her. Is -ie- going lo Hal.v ' ■) he woni.in'- e\i - met hi ' amt he saw in


I li.’iti 11ll- daw n ol .-ii-pioioii. ■•No." .'he '.-lid. shofilv. .\ml then, as


n I’epeiil log !:'•:• lii i!'.|Uom-" : ” I /louT know wlial I >Imlt do with her yet. .'^In- i>


verv votine.” -• Too \oiing to niari'.\, ' stated rjiilier tlmn


a'ked ih'o other. He -.v I' mu exju-Hv supiioriing liis eli'-ni .s , •


.-MM- ; hill Hu n. lie' dul not legjird .liiliati I.e.ster Ml tlml light. Ho wa.' ridiouloii'lv ■luxiou' lo di ' iovor wiiollu-r Mrs. (arjiwoml t;,vo^M-od Hio smi of tlu- otogani .-.oiing man ;nid lu- had hi.' Jiti'Wot- wlioji Im sjtw Jlie


doiid Ml lior Liie, ” Aiuch loo young.” .Hie said, emplmtic- ,


jillv. Marie lia.s no wish to loavt- me. there wa.s no Imther excuse lor lingcmig


With Ji lift el his hat lie tuniod :iwjiy,jiud -l,e wjvtoiicd him from tlie eiitram-i- until lie had turned a corner jiml was


sight, Then .slie .'jiw the porter. •


she a.sked.


••'Hie man who was talking to your She ,„„hlo.l. " H l.’.x .Mr. M.irhiy.


• Who was tliat gentleman. Mr « .


i l - . . . . . .■mm-


lioHll hiTF iH'ii ycar.x api' - ' ‘‘r ’■"""' ihul hml hi‘i‘11 HorkaJ on llu- stall. Hi* is


a .soil ol .loloi’livo........................ Hi'i- tri'iahliao haml 'voiu ap lo Imr


iraiath. tho ilark faro larni'il uroy. .


- (h’ ti'Otivo I" llor hoart boat paui- , , rill! my Hod!" iTo ho onaliimod.l


portor H-a.s .speakinp sol sho Jal not lo-ar him.


Iho


fullv as her lips lormoil tho words: - .\ doloolivul


out ol Bell?”


• Komi ol her.- ’ Her voire w; • W hy, I should think ! Site's


nwn.” -- Soon .'le- will he I'-av illg s,-h,i


> iuisky. hkt- my


CHEAP PBEPAIDS. (OX LA.ST PACiKL


The follmviau class of .Vdvorti.somoal.s, whoa KKMl'l'T.VNCKS AltK SEN 1‘ WIT It T!Ii: nUm-.k,


mimcly, Situations \’acanb or Wjvnieil, Houst^ *o Ia:1. .-\rtic!es Lo.st or Kouml. or I-'or Sale, etc. (private .sjiles only for trade or rcguhir husiiiess sale.s .see he;o\v) jiro charged as tollows:--


^ \Vord.s. Uno


iji ... 1 ;i iM ...


ju ... 1 h JG ...


“ u


. . 1 U I t ;


Three


'inseiTiot!. Insertions. • •


J 0 J t> -1 II


J U J a


.'stX


In.'eriieiLN, ;


‘ Apply ‘ Advcrl i'c r ami ■iime.s ’ U;ln. ’ means tlml Hie mime ami addre.'s Hu* avlvert i'cr imiy he oiitaim-d at Hie •‘ Advertiser ami Times ” Hlliiis. >u- will he scut Ity post on n’.|in-si, accmup.Mii* d l)V a .sl;imi» d and addre.'.-od oiuv.opv oi- po.'l card.


M'nio I IJu.x Numher or itiiiial'i ’ ni-.o;- that rephe.s to tlio advorli.seiiK.-tit ii 'i-: made liv l.-ltor only, adiiiet.'i-d to :i,e hex iiumh'-r "j- uiitials, c o t:u- •


• Adwi tiscr and l i t -e s ” Hihc--.


Where advert i.scr.' using Box Nmi.hr!, rcipiire replios i •: w jtrdi eg ly po.'}, .ir,


oxua lid, .siioiiid l*<- r-Tniiiod wiili oi !*i , wh«-ro tliey iiitt-iul to call .;l lli'- ot'. ' •: lor tiu-m no extr.i elmrge us m.id'.- n : -» Box N iimhoi".


B U S IN E S S S A L E S . Sale.s appertaining to reguhii' Um.t


Words. Insertion. 1-J l!s. •JI


JO JG ... •


... “ U ... ...


Id Insertions double Hie price of .'ix. B l im i r i . DKATHS.


... ~ G ... •'j G J G -•• d U 7 M d


J d ... ! U


A C ENOWLK IK JMK NTS . IN MKMOl l lAM. A1AIUUACI - : NUT ICKS, Kic.


Births, DeatliH jiml Acknowledgincnii. il


prepjiid, are aveepu-d at ‘J G each*; il buokeil. •}/■ each; In Alunmriam Nouct.s (pn-paiil). |j/- ]>lus Gd. for ejicli four inies of verse, or le.ss than four lines; if hooked, J j l pin.' 1 • for ejicli four lines i l ver.se or less; M.l^rt;l^:l•^, if pr*.‘paul. J i i ; if liook*-*!,


C0N 8E R V A T i \ E BALla Om* *'l tlu- I'fin il.al


SojU'uii I.s llio liall I L'ou.'i-rvaiive A last Kruljiy i-v.in the atlendjime iiii


;M-raug<*nu-nts w.-n Ijir ami the ]uo<-e lilt' utmost eiijiivii I’jinks ainong.si Hu ■-•Vent' of its kind (.'fJllil fee's orcliest JUld liMgelv i grejiler tiuinht-r ot huiie.s' euininiit meiit.s w liieli w en- Alls. Todil. ol iho V ilki* for Hio iutr.


I


joint.ly shared h\ .M Barkiiison, (■. Hi t> I Hewhur.st. W. Wlii W. How Ilham. M*-,'


Jo_\*i'e jMul -\ , lljii rison cjirried out the .-mei.t: ial vlutu.' RARROW. . ''(K'lAB. 'the ikiiTou Jiml Wi.'.weil brjui'ii


of Hu* Clitiieroe Divi.Nion I niumsl- Asm*, in- lion held aiiiilher el Hieir higldy Mji-.e,"tul hol-liot soeuils Iji.sl night week, al Ite- Aljison's .\rms, Wi;>well. Air, W. 11. ii'-] - u«iod (.clijiirmjiii el Hie lujincii) enupi>-d tJ.*- eluiir. ami w jux supi»erted t»y .M*.-.'!-.'. It. Bm-kle\, .1. 1*. tpi'eslilellt el Hie ,\"eeUi 1 le’i i. 11. lloiroyd HieiuiiJiry i lejixufer i .


1. ii.


■f liempseii, J , B. ( iat I* hoiiorju-y t |•t■Jl.'lM. i . • lame.N lirt-eii, A, .M . Alel.jireii


( iieiiei ju


.'eeri-iJiry ot the hiJimli ). jiiid oth'-r gm.'Js. file duties ol director ul ceremony u*Te


ejirrii'd out hy Mr. B. tl. DontieMan Hionerju'.i t-rejisurer ot tlu* lir.iiu-ii). Sixly-live :ie id- lu-rs sjil down to jin exielleiit repast, pii- \uled hy Aliss Bcel Jimi her Jt^si^^;l^t'. Hk- usiuil loyal Jind pjilfioiic tojists wi-n- .'Ui’- iiiitti’d Jiml eiiHiusiji.'t leally leceiiei!. ."enc' were renderi'd hy Alex>rs. \\ . Croek, (d I. Bamher. Bjit. .Mc.Njilly and B. .). Doum-lijMi; ji well deliv ered feeitatieu h\ Mr.


.M.


McLaren, jiiid ji humorous nieiielegiie h.v •Mr. 11. S. ( ’oleiiijin. Air. W. ( ’t-jdiu*-'- w.i" ;i host- ill liimselt at the piano.


.\ii ul.o pjii l ieipjitf* in t lie-'f eiiioyjdde gat In-rinus


e\pre-,N llieir keen >,.0-,. ,il plejisUie juhI satisfjictioii wi th Hie eiiterijiium'-nt pi"- vided lor tlii-m. jimi eagerly ieek .erwjiid for the iioM. The expre'sioii in H:*-ir eun words, is " let it lu* soon.”


C-


ROAD ROLLER WITHOUT LIGHT.


Kor leaving a rojul engine wiilmut ligiit- on ihu Wadiiingtou Kell rojid, Bjilpli


I'-


Burloii, The ( oiluges, Whitewell. wjts lined .*i.s. jii. Bidlon-hy-Bowlaml on Aloiuhiy. B.S. ('ockri)lI- .sijniid that on Alondji.’.,


Kehnuiry 1st, the engine was lell in ji \'-r\ dangerous position, jiml jiny vehicle leaving the Cidthurst. Hall road weuld luive itjusIumI Mito it. He tried lo light the Ijiiti)'. hn'K lliert* WJIS no oil in the \t-ssel. Defemljiiit wrote -.ijiiing Huit when he


lell the engine tlu- lamp wjis liglm-il. The Clerk (Air. W. .<. Weeks) .stated Hmi


tile nuin wji.s eiiijiloyeii hy the Bowhiml Bural (,'oumdl on their road scheme on tlu* Wadilinglon Kell rojul. 'I’lic Chairman (Alajor Wr ight ) : The roads


Hiere arc not wiir.se Huiu they are i:rie. aro they? Air. Weeks; No, sir. (Laughter.)


WOMEN LIBERALS’ DRIVE.


WHIST Kighteen tjihlos were occupied at a whist


drive, lield in tho Liberal Club la.st night week, organised by the Clithcroe Women's liiboral A.ssociation. Mr .


.1. Brooks


oHiciated as M.C. ami the prizes were awarded as follows;— Ladies: I, Aliss Clegg: 2. Airs. W. Oxburgli. (Jontlomen: 1. Air. Fred Porter; 2 , Mr . .1. Horsticld. The financial result was over .C-l and tlio evening wa.s very pleasantly sjient.


for mil


The lucky woman who found a diamond in


the Christmas turkey will be just about able, with a little economy, to pay tlio butcher.— “ Poriiaud Oregonian.” ,


lad Ivor KIK'


•a. Ill* d. 'll had Thn’o


I ii.sert ion.'. -1 G


i i n. - uDs


are accepu-vl lor Misvrti'Ui in the Bnvato Sales column al Hu* lollowing rat*s;


In.si JI I.s


Increased Procel Mor


J . I'. HuxlJihl <-i)mi*icii«-tisi\ •'


'flu- liMith JUMi I


dnrinr . He stale' lli.it \


\V»*r'* pl'ei'e.'di d •Jp.i i .T th<- i-i'l


jM-i-M'tis pr-'i «-« 'i lUJlllel- Jind li> till- \e;ir. '..I I I THiliii-. I.ying yejir.


17 pi-rs"ii' w arresti-d ntnl I - MMIlMUll'lK . ordiT.s Tiiadi- wi| mi l ted t.'i


I'"i' tin-


inoiille* lull'd the prisiiiii-r ' 2M


di.s'-lijM'gi-d undi- Act. 7 W.T.* pl;i the Bfeluil i"U witli a i-Jiutii'ii.l ot giu'd i>>.|iui'i


'I'lnT.' w.T


tors lit . i tlin no pruii-i-ding


ing uik»*n into t rate s iiei'i- ol otfend*-ls Wi-n- 1 ill nuin> eu-o


oiiipiiri'-' Wold'


;i i'llJU J'.e h.nl t j nieduit--l> ;il i ' i | easo.'. -.•\el;i! I pol jlt l \ «- w In '! WM h*‘in d*'! i\ transpor t Hn- o long di-oani'- 1 of tin- piopi-rlN jU'etoin «*.' w a • reeoie red U*J. l*or non-uni


w»-re proc'-'d-- heinle-i jiinl H'| lier. wi-ii* Wi-re roll V n t I. made wil l ...... iniS'ed


Disci On tin* Jl ' t


declared an in| aiid-.Moiilli Di| frrtrd .\l'-a'. (| Kuh D<-e*'ndM tin* niovriin-nt jll! nnKrlll'-nt to Jin olMl‘l'r.1 Beilin Jill Kjiiii ol an lirilxtx. ately tin- ' i i ' ’-a fltleil to HiJit l| have hi-t-n ionl| .<iin-o tin* I


into opfUit 1 ejiM-s of .-n.|i l.JlVi* l»-rll I r J l Vcicri iij»r> 11 h:> jiifci-tcd Jiinl i-ase the n- ' idf sigjix. ot tid"-i


in the otln- show r.l sign •


of


During tin* Ids. Ji


to tho police having lM>**n I alorrd to them Ninety-four


been foutid tti hy the Bolire. luivi* ii'Uidlv proju'rty. .No leecivcd in r* 'file ntlinliel


i.sHued during licences I'd a During 1 he


carried ‘J J l p; ■fs. l>d. lui.s lice nine of Hn-'o 111 slrei-t an Were Mim-ie'-^ 7,1 M miles. Tile Bolin


forceinent ol JUld Hit* Br ijigioiis Diseji- Drugs .\cts ; ipiiries ftir t’J in connexion j cars, cjirriai servants, gnni the in>pc(-i ionl lodging hou'


Thd The report


take tliis . wanm*xt tha Air. ILdpl, T Court Aiis'io


f"t- tin* kimil all eji.N(-j ui • luiretl theit om*rons jiml iuit I JMII p!' and diligem* fill ri'sults. “ In i-om


silicon* tluMi her.s of jhc Clerk. tlu* I


trjites’ ami Clerks for t police nuittc


BLACKBl W I I


Breviouslv


-Mr. J . A. ( I Airs. ,7:iclvso| The Alisses Air. and Mr.sd Miss Bohins(| A friend A frieiul


I Ji.*'.'> lum. jin«!|


TWI'll;)'


O qI


irypry. ■* f »


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